JPH1026368A - Biometeorological air conditioner - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To have a high outdoor air cleaning ability and control an indoor atmosphere to a biometeorologically favorable environment. SOLUTION: Outdoot air which is sucked through an air inlet 10 is first ionized to a negative ion by a discharge filter 20. The ionized outdoor air is forced to pass through a wet filter 18 and then enters a shower chamber 5. In the shower chamber 5, the ionized and filtered air is vigorously forced to come into contact with foggy water particles flowing in a turbulent flow as well as in a convection flow so that dust, fine dust, pollen and gases such as NH3 which are all contained in air are absorbed in and removed by water particles. Subsequently, the moisture in air is removed by an eliminator 24. Furthermore, air is refrigerated temporarily below a dew point by a refrigerator 27 so as to further lower the moisture content. The air pressure is regulated in a blow-off and pressurizing chamber 8 to a predetermined pressure and then air is blown into rooms by way of ducts 9 under pressure.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a live weather air conditioner capable of supplying cleaned outside air to a room and controlling the room to a suitable biometeorological environment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art It has been said that humans change their physical condition with changes in climate, especially temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, and the like. Appealing. In recent years, biometeorological and medical research has revealed that climate acts on cells, nerves, and the like that form humans, and that they are involved in the physical condition by promoting actions such as secretion of hormones. For example, coastal climates have an effect of increasing metabolism, increasing heart rate and blood pressure, and strengthening cardiopulmonary function. Because there are many small negative air ions,
It has been found that it is suitable for living environments such as the elderly and young children. On the other hand, most of the conventional air conditioners are for the purpose of adjusting the temperature and humidity, and almost no consideration has been given to the point of the biometeorological environment such as the atmospheric pressure.

In a conventional air conditioner, a water tank is provided at the bottom of the apparatus, and a net is provided at an intermediate portion. Washing water is dropped from the net and stored in a water tank to circulate the water.
There is an air conditioner configured to raise the outside air in the device and bring the cleaning water to be dropped into contact with the outside air, thereby performing heat exchange and adsorbing and removing dust and dust in the outside air. In the above, it was common to add a filler to the washing water in order to increase the adsorption capacity.

However, in the above-mentioned conventional air conditioner,
While the outside air cannot be sufficiently washed without adding a filler to the cleaning water, there is a problem that when the filler is added to the cleaning water, much labor and cost are required for cleaning the filler itself. Furthermore, filters are often used to adsorb dirt from passing air, but many of these filters are disposable and extremely expensive per se.

[0005] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention improves a conventional air conditioner having a configuration in which outside air is brought into contact with washing water, thereby increasing the washing capacity without adding a filler to the washing water. It is an object of the present invention to provide a biometeorological air-conditioning apparatus which can be operated easily and economically, and which can control the indoor environment to a suitable biometeorological environment.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an air conditioner for purifying outside air sucked from an intake port in an apparatus and supplying the air to a room through a blower port. A shower pipe equipped with a number of shower heads is arranged so as to form a region in which turbulent air particles form a turbulent flow, and the outside air introduced from the intake port is guided to the turbulent flow region, where the mist is formed. Provided is a biometeorological air conditioner having a configuration in which introduced air is brought into contact with water droplets.

According to this biometeorological air-conditioning apparatus, since the mist-like water particles that generate turbulent airflow and come into contact with the air introduced into the apparatus with a high probability, the cleaning can be performed without adding the filler to the cleaning water. You can improve your ability.

In addition to the above structure, a pressurizing chamber is provided between the turbulent air flow region and the air outlet so that the inside of the room can be controlled to a predetermined pressure, and the introduced air adjusted to the predetermined pressure is supplied into the room through the air outlet. Is preferred. For example, a pressurizing device that has an inverter motor in the pressurizing chamber and is set to control the pressure and the number of rotations is installed, and a damper is provided in the air outlet, and the pressurizing is performed by controlling these pressurizing devices and the damper. The air pressure in the room can be adjusted, and the air pressure in the room can be controlled to a pressure suitable for biometeorology.

A water tank is provided at the bottom of the air conditioner to circulate the water stored in the water tank and the jet water from the shower pipe.
It is preferable to dissolve sodium chloride in the circulating water to convert the circulating water into seawater. By turning the circulating water into seawater, the washing capacity of the circulating water increases, and the carbon dioxide in the outside air,
It can be expected that nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides can be removed, and that the indoor environment can be brought closer to coastal climate.

It is also preferable to add phytontide to the introduced air by dissolving phytontide in the circulating water together with the sodium chloride or in place of sodium chloride. This makes it possible to efficiently bring the indoor environment closer to the forest climate.

Further, the air conditioner of the above construction is provided with a discharge filter, a filter which is always wet, a turbulence region, an eliminator and a blower in the air flow path in the device, and filters the outside air by the discharge filter. At the same time, it is further ionized by a filter which is always wet, and further filtered by a filter in a humid state, and the mist-like water particles are brought into contact with introduced air for washing, water is removed by an eliminator, and supplied to the room by a blower. With this configuration, the ability to clean the outside air can be further enhanced, and the air that has been ionized negatively can be supplied to the room.

Further, at least a cooler and a heater are sequentially arranged in an air flow path in the air conditioner, a compressor is arranged outside the air flow path, and a refrigerant is circulated between the cooler, the heater and the compressor. After cooling the introduced air below the dew point in the cooler and heating it with the heater, an evaporator / condenser capable of selecting the evaporating function and the condensing function is arranged in the water tank,
A part of the circulating refrigerant is bypassed so as to pass through the evaporator / condenser, and the heat of evaporation or condensation of the refrigerant is transmitted to the introduced air through the water stored in the water tank, thereby controlling the temperature of the introduced air. It is preferred to be configured to obtain.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of the live weather air conditioner 1. The raw weather air conditioner 1 has a clean tower 2
A and a cooling / heating unit 2B. In the clean tower 2A, a water tank 3, an intake chamber 4,
A shower washing room 5, an eliminator room 6, a cooling / heating room 7, a blast pressurizing room 8 and a duct 9 are arranged, and outside air is introduced from an intake port 10 of the intake room 4, and the shower washing room 5, the eliminator room 6, and the cooling unit -After performing various processes through the heating chamber 7, the blast pressurizing chamber 8 and the duct 9, pressurized air is blown into the room.

The water tank 3 is designed to be able to store water up to a full height, and the stored water can be drained through a drain pipe 11. In the water tank 3, a water level electrode rod 12a, an overflow pipe 12b, an evaporator / condenser 13, a water suction strainer 14, a forced cleaning nozzle 15, and a makeup water ball tap 16 are provided.

The upper and lower surfaces of the intake chamber 4 are provided with filters 17 and 18.
And one side surface is opened as an intake port 10. A discharge filter 20 that is electrically connected to the discharge device 19 is attached to the intake port 10 so that the passing air is charged by corona discharge to be negatively ionized.

In the shower cleaning room 5, shower pipes 22, 22.
Are installed vertically and horizontally along the ceiling and peripheral wall of the shower cleaning room, and are designed so that mist-like water particles cause turbulence in the shower cleaning room 5 by jetting water from these shower heads 21. I have. Suitable example, when water pressure is 1.0~5.0kg / cm ^2, 2~6 pieces / m ² to place on the ceiling side shower head 21 of the nozzle hole 0.5~2.5mm diameter On the other hand, 2-4 pieces /
By arranging them at a ratio of m ² , turbulence can be generated while the water particles are suitably atomized.

The shower pipe 22 is connected to a water suction strainer 1 in the water tank 3 through a circulation pump 23.
4, the water in the water tank 3 is supplied to the shower head 21 by the driving of the circulation pump 23,
Most of the water sprayed from 1 filters 17 and 18
, And falls back to the water tank 3 again.

An eliminator 24 is provided above the shower pipe 22 to partition the shower washing room 5 and the eliminator room 6. The eliminator 24 plays a role in removing moisture that rises with the air as described later. A slight space (eliminator chamber 6) is formed above the eliminator 24, and one side of a boundary wall 25 that separates the eliminator chamber 6 and the cooling / heating chamber 7 further above is formed as an opening 25a to form an air flow. It is on the road.

In the cooling / heating chamber 7, a cooler 27, a heater 28, and a cooler 29 are sequentially installed from the opening 25a side along the flow of air. The opening 25 of the boundary wall 26 that divides the cooling / heating chamber 7 and the upper blowing / pressing chamber 8
The opening 26a is formed on the opposite side to the opening 26a.
Is provided with a suction port of the blower / pressurizer 30.

In the blower pressurizing chamber 8, an inverter motor 3 is provided.
0a, a blower / pressurizer 30 set in advance to control the pressure and the number of rotations is installed, and a damper 31 capable of adjusting the amount and pressure of the blown air is provided in the duct 9 extending into the room.
Is installed. Preferably, a gas sensor capable of detecting a type of gas that cannot be processed by the present apparatus and an amount of harmful gas that cannot be processed is installed in the suction port 10, and the gas sensor and the damper 31 to each of the above-described apparatuses are installed. The control unit is electrically connected, and when an unprocessable type of gas and an unprocessable harmful gas amount are detected, the damper 31 is instantaneously closed and all the devices are stopped.

Next, the clean tower 2 constructed as described above
A live weather air conditioning control of A will be described. The arrows in FIG. 1 indicate the flow of air.

The outside air is successively introduced into the clean tower 2A from the intake port 10 due to the pressure difference caused by the air blow from the blower pressurizer 30. First, the introduced air is negatively ionized by corona discharge when passing through the discharge filter 20 at the intake port 10, and then flows from the intake chamber 4 into the shower cleaning chamber 5. At this time, the filter 18 which is in a wet state due to water particles falling from the shower washing room 5 adsorbs and removes large dust and dirt in the introduced air, and further pollen.

Next, the introduced air flows into the shower washing chamber 5 and comes into contact with water particles which are mist and become turbulent and convective, so that dust, dust, pollen and NH ₃ contained in the air are converted into water. Adsorbed and removed by particles. Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the rock salt 33 is submerged in the water tank 3, and sodium chloride is dissolved in water circulating in the clean tower 2A to form seawater, so that carbon dioxide, sulfur oxides, The ability to absorb and remove nitrogen oxides and the like can be further enhanced. Also, as shown in FIG. 3, a hinoki log or a piece of wood 32 for supplying phytoncide is floated in the water tank 3, or the entire water tank 3 is made of hinoki, so that the clean tower 2 is formed.
By dissolving phytoncide such as terpenes in water circulating in A and adding phytoncide to the introduced air, a more favorable indoor environment can be obtained from a biometeorological viewpoint.

The introduced air that has passed through the shower cleaning chamber 5 rises together with the water in the form of mist, a large amount of water is removed by the eliminator 24, and then flows into the cooling / heating chamber 7. In the cooling / heating chamber 7, first, the water is cooled to a temperature equal to or lower than the dew point by the cooler 27, and moisture, dust, dust, and the like that are not removed by the eliminator 24 are removed. Next, at the time of winter heating, the air is heated or heated by the heater 28 to a temperature suitable for being sent indoors, and then flows into the suction port of the blower press 30. Further, during cooling in summer, after being heated or heated by the heater 28, it is further cooled by the cooler 29 to a temperature suitable for being sent indoors.
0 flows into the suction port. Accordingly, it is possible to effectively reduce the indoor humidity in summer, which tends to be in a humid state.

Next, the introduced air is blown into the blower pressurizing chamber 8 by the blower presser 30 and is adjusted to a predetermined pressure in the blower pressurizing chamber 8 and then pressurized and blown into the room through the duct 9. . At this time, the inverter motor 30
By controlling the number of rotations of a and the amount of air passing through the damper 31 in the duct 9 to adjust the amount of air supplied to the room and the air pressure, the air pressure in the room can be adjusted. It is preferable that the amount of air supplied into the room is set slightly higher than the amount of air exhausted from the room, and the room is maintained at a high pressure state that is more effective than the outdoors. In such an environment, not only does other dirty air enter the room, but also, according to biometeorology, work efficiency can be increased.

The drain water collected in the cooler 27, the heater 28 and the cooler 29 is supplied to the suction pump 3 near the water tank 3.
5 and is circulated back into the water tank 3 through a drain hose 34 provided with the same. In addition, the water in the water tank 3 becomes dirty due to the circulation of water adsorbing dust, dust and other harmful substances in the introduced air. However, the water in the water tank 3 is periodically drained, and the forced cleaning nozzle 14 is used. By spraying the washing water to wash the inside of the water tank 3 and further refilling the water tank 3 with the replenishing water ball tap 16 or the like,
The water tank 3 and the circulating water can be easily and effectively washed.

Next, a cooling and heating system of the live weather air conditioner 1 will be described. FIG. 2 and FIG.
FIG. 2 shows a circuit for cooling, and FIG. 3 shows a circuit for heating.

The cooling and heating system of the living weather air conditioner 1 includes an evaporator / condenser 13 installed in the water tank 3 and a cooling / heating chamber 7.
Cooler 27, heater 28 and cooler 29,
The compressor 36 arranged in the cooling and heating unit 2B
The refrigerant circuit includes an evaporator 37, an accumulator 38, and a fan 39.
8, a system (circulation system) that circulates in the order of the cooler 27, the accumulator 38, and the compressor 36, and the compressor 3 of this circulation system.
6. A system that separates the flow from between the heaters 28 and returns to the circulation system again via the condenser / evaporator 37 and the evaporation / condenser 13 (additional system)
Consists of In the additional system, the refrigerant circuit can be appropriately changed by opening and closing valves provided at various points in the system. The evaporator / condenser 13 installed in the water tank 3 and the condenser / evaporator 37 arranged in the cooling / heating unit 2B can be both an evaporator and a condenser by changing the refrigerant circuit.

As shown in FIG. 2, the circulating system in the cooling system sends the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 36 to the expansion valve 40 via the heater 28 and sequentially expands and vaporizes the refrigerant by the expansion valve 40 and the cooler 27. Cool the introduced air below the dew point with heat. The refrigerant is then circulated back to the compressor 36 again through the accumulator 38. With the circulation system alone, the temperature of the introduced air is affected by the temperature of the outside air such as in summer and winter, and it is difficult to control the temperature to a comfortable temperature. Therefore, the following additional system is connected.

In the additional system in the cooling system, a part of the refrigerant is diverted from the space between the compressor 36 and the heater 28 and is first sent to a condenser / evaporator 37 where the refrigerant is condensed and the heat of condensation is condensed by a fan 39. Dissipates heat outdoors to reduce the thermal energy of the refrigerant. Next, a part of the refrigerant is sent to the evaporator / condenser 13 in the water tank 3, where the refrigerant is evaporated to cool the water in the water tank 3 and then returned to the circulation system, while the remaining refrigerant is cooled by the cooler 29. After being expanded and vaporized in, it is returned to the circulation system. Thereby, the temperature of the refrigerant can be reduced and the temperature of the water in the water tank 3 can be also reduced, so that the cooling of the introduced air can be more effectively indirectly performed.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the circulation system in the heating system supplies the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 36 to the heater 2.
The condensed air is heated at 8 and the introduced air is heated by the heat of condensation generated at this time. Next, the refrigerant is sequentially expanded and vaporized by the expansion valve 40 and the cooler 27, and the introduced air is cooled below the dew point by the heat of vaporization, and then returned to the compressor 34 again via the accumulator 36 and circulated. With only this circulation system, the temperature of the refrigerant and the water circulating in the apparatus gradually decreases, and it is difficult to control the temperature to a comfortable temperature. Therefore, the following additional system is connected.

In the additional system in this heating system, a part of the refrigerant entering the compressor 36 and the heater 28 is divided and first sent to the evaporator / condenser 13 in the water tank 3, where the refrigerant is condensed and the heat of condensation Is radiated into the water tank 3 to increase the stored water temperature. Next, while a part of the refrigerant is returned to the circulation system, the other refrigerant is sent to the condensing / evaporator 37, and the condensing / evaporator 37 obtains heat from the outside air by the fan 39 to convert the refrigerant into a heat pump. To return the refrigerant.
Accordingly, the temperature of the refrigerant can be increased, and the temperature of the water in the water tank 3 can be increased, so that the introduced air can be indirectly heated.

The air conditioner according to the present invention has a vertical type (tower) in which a shower washing room 5, an eliminator room 6, a cooling / heating room 7, and a blast pressurizing room 8 are sequentially arranged on the intake room 4 as described above. In addition to the configuration of (type), a horizontal type in which a shower cleaning chamber 5, an eliminator chamber 6, a cooling / heating chamber 7, and a blast pressurizing chamber 8 are sequentially arranged on the lateral side of the intake chamber 4 can also be used.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram illustrating a live weather air conditioner that is an example of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram illustrating a cooling system of the live weather air conditioner of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram illustrating a heating system of the live weather air conditioner of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Live weather air conditioner 2A Clean tower 2B Air conditioning unit 3 Water tank 4 Intake room 5 Shower washing room 6 Eliminator room 7 Cooling / heating room 8 Ventilation pressurization room 9 Duct 10 Intake port 13 Evaporation / condenser 18 Filter 20 Discharge filter 21 Shower Head 22 Shower tube 24 Eliminator 27 Cooler 28 Heater 30 Blast press 37 Condenser / evaporator

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[Submission date] August 13, 1996

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[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of the live weather air conditioner 1. The live weather air conditioner 1 includes a clean tower 2A and a cooling / heating unit 2B. Inside the clean tower 2A, a water tank 3, an intake chamber 4, a shower washing room 5, an eliminator room 6, a cooling / heating room 7, a blast pressurizing room 8 and a duct 9 are arranged in this order from the bottom. Introduced from the inlet 10, shower washing room 5,
After performing various processes through the eliminator chamber 6, the cooling / heating chamber 7, the blast pressurizing chamber 8 and the duct 9, the pressurized air is blown into the chamber.

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As shown in FIG. 2, the circulating system in the cooling system sends the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 36 to the expansion valve 40 via the heater 28 and sequentially expands and vaporizes the refrigerant by the expansion valve 40 and the cooler 27. Cool the introduced air below the dew point with heat. The refrigerant is then circulated back to the compressor 36 again through the accumulator 38. With the circulation system alone, the temperature of the introduced air is affected by the temperature of the outside air such as in summer and winter, and it is difficult to control the temperature to a comfortable temperature. Therefore, the following additional system is connected.

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On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the circulation system in the heating system supplies the refrigerant compressed by the compressor 36 to the heater 2.
The condensed air is heated at 8 and the introduced air is heated by the heat of condensation generated at this time. Next, the refrigerant is sequentially expanded and vaporized by the expansion valve 40 and the cooler 27, and the introduced air is cooled below the dew point by the heat of vaporization, and then returned to the compressor 34 via the accumulator 38 and circulated again. With only this circulation system, the temperature of the refrigerant and the water circulating in the apparatus gradually decreases, and it is difficult to control the temperature to a comfortable temperature. Therefore, the following additional system is connected.

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The air conditioner according to the present invention is a vertical type (tower) in which a shower washing room 5, an eliminator room 6, a cooling / heating room 7, and a blast air supply room 8 are sequentially arranged on the intake room 4 as described above. In addition to the configuration of (type), a horizontal type in which a shower cleaning chamber 5, an eliminator chamber 6, a cooling / heating chamber 7, and an air blowing and pressurizing chamber 8 are sequentially arranged on the lateral side of the suction chamber 4 can also be used.

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[Description of Signs] 1 Live weather air conditioner 2A Clean tower 2B Cooling / heating unit 3 Water tank 4 Intake room 5 Shower washing room 6 Eliminator room 7 Cooling / heating room 8 Ventilation pressurization room 9 Duct 10 Intake port 13 Evaporation / condenser 18 Filter 20 Discharge filter 21 Shower head 22 Shower tube 24 Eliminator 27 Cooler 28 Heater 30 Ventilation press 37 Condenser / evaporator

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An air conditioner for purifying outside air sucked from an intake port in a device and supplying the air to a room through a blower port, wherein mist-like water particles cause turbulence between the suction port and the blower port in the device. A shower pipe provided with a number of shower heads so as to form a convection region, and guides outside air introduced from an intake port to the turbulence region, where the introduced air is supplied to mist-like water particles. A biometeorological air conditioner having a configuration for contacting. 2. A pressure chamber which can control the inside of a room to a predetermined pressure is provided between the turbulence region and the air outlet, and the introduced air adjusted to the predetermined pressure is supplied into the room through the air outlet. 3. The live weather air conditioner according to 1. 3. A water tank is provided at the bottom of the air conditioner to circulate the water stored in the water tank and the jet water of the shower pipe, and sodium chloride or phytontide, or both are dissolved in the circulating water. The air-conditioning apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein sodium chloride or phytontide or both of them is added to the introduced air. 4. A discharge filter, a filter which is always wet, a turbulence region, an eliminator, and a blower are sequentially provided in an air flow path in the air conditioner. 2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the filter is further filtered by a filter in a wet state, washed by bringing introduced air into contact with atomized water particles in a turbulent flow area, water is removed by an eliminator, and supplied to the room by a blower. The live weather air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. An air conditioner having at least a cooler and a heater arranged sequentially in an air flow path, a compressor arranged outside the air flow path, and circulating a refrigerant between the cooler, the heater and the compressor. After cooling the introduced air to a temperature below the dew point in the cooler and then heating it with the heater, an evaporator / condenser capable of selecting an evaporating function and a condensing function is arranged in the water tank, and a part of the circulating refrigerant. 2. A structure in which the temperature of the introduced air can be adjusted by diverting the refrigerant through the evaporator / condenser and transmitting the heat of evaporation or condensation of the refrigerant to the introduced air via the water stored in the water tank. A live weather air conditioner according to any one of claims 1 to 4.